Chapter 22
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Chapter 22: Paranoia
“The copper coin monkeys and Black Coin Monkeys are so clueless, but these high-level fighters are really something else!”
Su Wen sighed. “Maybe this is why humans keep losing ground and even have traitors sneaking in.”
“The abilities of these outsiders are naturally stronger than humans, and if they’re better at scheming too, then humanity’s future is looking pretty bleak.”
As he spoke, Su Wen stared at the white chess piece in his hand and muttered, “Guess it’s time to head back!”
“A battle at this level could easily spill over here, and I’d be done for.”
“But this white chess piece…”
With a thought, Su Wen channeled a bit of the power of energy and blood into the white chess piece.
“Buzz!”
“Buzz!”
“Buzz!”
“…”
The white chess piece trembled slightly, and then a flood of information poured into Su Wen’s mind.
“Star Martial Arts activated!”
“Countdown initiated!”
“One star strike available!”
“Ten star falls ready!”
“A hundred star sword energies at your disposal!”
In the next moment, the voice of the Star God echoed in Su Wen’s head.
“God of Wealth, the star strike has a range of one kilometer, and within that range, nothing will survive.”
“But this energy level exceeds the limits of the Arrow Realm. It’ll dissipate quickly after use. I suggest you wait until you reach Level One and gain the ability to return before considering the star strike.”
“The star fall uses sword energy to draw on the power of the stars, with an attack range of two hundred meters. After using it, it’s best to return within ten minutes; any delay could lead to complications.”
“The star sword energy activates a trace of sword marks I left within the white chess piece, using the power of the stars. If the earth spirit is on duty, you should aim to level up and leave the Arrow Realm within half an hour.”
“Lastly, I wish you the best in your training. I’ll be waiting for you in Jiang City.”
After receiving the message, Su Wen chuckled softly.
The energy of the white chess piece was on a whole different level compared to what the Star God had told him before!
It seemed the Star God’s earlier advice was to make sure he relied as little as possible on external help while in the Arrow Realm.
But now that he’d activated the Star Martial Arts, it was clear he needed the Star God’s assistance.
At this point, there was no reason to hold back.
The Star God was really something else!
“It’d be a waste not to use it.”
Su Wen glanced at the countdown for the Star Martial Arts and let out a light sigh.
Then, while concealing his aura, he moved closer to Monkey King City.
He had a rough idea of where Golden Light Monkey had fallen, and he planned to launch a star strike from a safe distance.
At the same time, he would choose to return!
As for the Heavenly Fate Coins that might drop after killing Golden Light Monkey?
Forget it!
The top levels of the Monkey Kingdom left a deep impression on him, and he didn’t dare get too close.
What if Golden Light Monkey wasn’t killed by the Star Martial Arts attack? Wouldn’t that mean he’d be in serious trouble?
After all, Golden Light Monkey’s injuries were intentionally caused by the Monkey Kingdom. Was Golden Light Monkey really hurt?
That was still a mystery!
To avoid wasting his decision to use Star Martial Arts against Golden Light Monkey, he thought it over carefully and felt a bit of fear.
If he entered the city, something bad might happen.
From a paranoid perspective, what if the Monkey Kingdom’s fake rebellion wasn’t aimed at Leopard King, but at him instead?
He was the God of Wealth!
This was the Arrow Realm of the God of Wealth!
He had even taken over the Monkey Kingdom’s subsidiary mines and wiped out one of their armies, leaving only a single monkey alive!
Most importantly, with the Monkey Kingdom’s top-level combat power being so strong, they hadn’t noticed the blood energy he was using from the Silver Coin Monkey?
Was that even possible?
So, finding a chance to strike Golden Light Monkey with Star Martial Arts, then running away? At this distance, they wouldn’t be able to catch him!
“The God of Wealth is approaching the city gate!”
“Anger Liar, get ready!”
“The God of Wealth is about to enter the city gate!”
After noticing Su Wen’s movements, the Monkey King felt a surge of joy and quickly sent a message.
But in his fight with Leopard King, he fought even more fiercely, using wild brutality to hide his excitement.
Anger Liar was on the true battlefield, while they were on the secondary battlefield.
The conflict on the true battlefield hadn’t even started; the secondary battlefield absolutely couldn’t have any problems.
Leopard King had to be beaten down by his “rage”!
The battle had to be loud!
Everyone needed to see the Monkey Kingdom’s fury!
“Why has the God of Wealth stopped?”
The Monkey King felt a sudden wave of unease when he sensed Su Wen stopping near the city gate.
What was the God of Wealth hesitating about?
Was he worried about their reinforcements?
"King, the God of Wealth saw through our act earlier, so he might think our fight with Leopard King is also just a show, right?"
Ancient Fan Monkey was fighting fiercely while communicating through sound transmission. "I was just thinking that our move against Leopard King might make the God of Wealth misunderstand us, and now it seems he really has."
Monkey King replied, "Don’t worry, we can still fix this! At least the God of Wealth thinks we’re just putting on a show with Leopard King. As long as he doesn’t figure out our real plan, we still have a chance."
Ancient Fan Monkey suddenly said, "King, if we don’t kill him, it won’t look real enough!"
Monkey King hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth.
"Everyone, Leopard King has been oppressing us for years, cruel and ruthless, killing so many of our clan!"
"Some things can be tolerated, but not this!"
"Today!"
"We fight to the death!"
With Monkey King’s roar, royal purple flames erupted around them.
As the purple flames surged, all the generals of Monkey Kingdom understood what was happening.
In the next moment, the auras of all Monkey Kingdom’s leaders turned dark and frenzied.
On the other side, Leopard King and his group were completely confused.
What the hell is going on?
Earlier, even though the fight was intense, he could tell there was no real intent to fight to the death. Monkey King’s big move seemed like just a bluff.
Maybe it was meant to… scare them?
But now it looked like they were serious!
And how had he been oppressing Monkey Kingdom all this time?
In the wars between the two kingdoms, they’d been trading blows back and forth—wasn’t that just how things worked?
You can hit me, but I can’t hit you?
What kind of logic is that?
Thinking this, Leopard King started to get angry too.
"Only you can burn your life?
Only you have a finishing move?"
"Brothers!"
"Let’s take them down!"
Leopard King roared, and white flames began to swirl around him.
Burning his life would skyrocket his combat power.
Since Monkey King was burning his life, Leopard King had no choice but to do the same—otherwise, he’d be in deep trouble.
If he wasn’t careful, he might even face life-threatening dangers.
"Roar, roar, roar…"
The generals of Leopard Kingdom roared in fury, ready to burn their lives in battle.
If the little ones from Monkey Kingdom dared to do it, why couldn’t they?
What was there to be afraid of?
…
Meanwhile, Su Wen passed through the city gate and saw the towering, magnificent palace in the distance.
Just moments ago, Golden Light Monkey had fallen in the northwest direction of the palace. Though Su Wen only knew the general area, a range of one thousand meters was enough!
In the next moment, the white chess piece floated in front of Su Wen.
Following Su Wen’s will, the white chess piece turned into a streak of light and shot toward the northwest direction of the palace.
Su Wen stood at a distance, watching as the sky above the palace began to change color—the star strike was about to hit.
"Return!"
